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Do Pain Killers Cause Fluid Retention In The Body?

I am currently taking 4 10 mg of hydro codone dailey and my kidney function is pretty poor causing me to retain to much fluid. I take 40 mg of lasix twice dailey, sometimes it works sometimes it don,t for my CHF, could the pain killers cause this problem? I know there is stages with CHF that could cause this problem also.?
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Hi,

Anti-inflammatory medications can cause fluid retention they can make you look puffy all over. Your symptoms can also be related to kidney dysfunction. I suggest you consult your doctor about the Lasix dose.

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Do Pain Killers Cause Fluid Retention In The Body?

Hi, Anti-inflammatory medications can cause fluid retention they can make you look puffy all over. Your symptoms can also be related to kidney dysfunction. I suggest you consult your doctor about the Lasix dose. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.